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i just came from afghanistan . up to the border of china, up to the border of china i went to badakhshan province and then i returned to kandahar in the south of the american. the table was held in the last election in afghanistan. i think less than 2 million voted out of more than 10 million units, and ashraf ghani was with 900,000 and 300,000 tomans, that is, with 600 thousand and the president represents less than 10% of the people of afghanistan, god knows that there are more than 10 million qualified and between 600 and 900 thousand, nothing will happen because the americans wanted to show them to heaven and tell other countries where this kind of thing happens to many afghani loved ones when i came back to afghanistan, i asked when you came back. i came back in the early eighties because i thought that america had come. there are more than 60 american allies in afghanistan , there is no drinking water, there is no cable, i don't know the network , there is no proper electricity supply, there is nothing, and g
i just came from afghanistan . up to the border of china, up to the border of china i went to badakhshan province and then i returned to kandahar in the south of the american. the table was held in the last election in afghanistan. i think less than 2 million voted out of more than 10 million units, and ashraf ghani was with 900,000 and 300,000 tomans, that is, with 600 thousand and the president represents less than 10% of the people of afghanistan, god knows that there are more than 10...
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to safety outside of afghanistan. our troops are working to secure the airfield and ensure continued operation of both the civilian and military flights. we are taking over air traffic control. we have safely shut down our embassy and transferred our diplomats. our diplomatic presence is now consolidated at the airport as well. over the coming days, we intend to transport out thousands of american citizens who have been living and working in afghanistan. we will also continue to support the safe departure of civilian personnel, the civilian personnel of our allies who are still serving in afghanistan. operation allies refugee, which i announced back in july, has already moved 2000 afghans who are eligible for special immigration visas and their families to the united states. in the coming days, the u.s. military will provide assistance to move more siv eligible afghans and their families out of afghanistan. we are also expanding refugee access to cover other vulnerable afghans who worked for our embassy, u.s. nongover
to safety outside of afghanistan. our troops are working to secure the airfield and ensure continued operation of both the civilian and military flights. we are taking over air traffic control. we have safely shut down our embassy and transferred our diplomats. our diplomatic presence is now consolidated at the airport as well. over the coming days, we intend to transport out thousands of american citizens who have been living and working in afghanistan. we will also continue to support the...
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there are a lot of stories and afghanistan -- in afghanistan. if you think about the current situation in afghanistan, always see is poverty, always he is the -- all we see is the taliban, who is trying to kill the freedom of expression in afghanistan, and the people who are suffering under this situation. our job is to tell the story of these people. and for the future -- if i am talking about my plans, right now, currently,, and trying to learn more of what i learned in the past few years. i was working with -- until the last day of june in this year, and now i am working at a private club in washington, d.c. to take a break for a few months, maybe one or two years, and then i want to focus on my education. but i will be back and be back with a strong and better idea about afghanistan, about the freedom of expression and about journalists in afghanistan. talking about the media, fair dealing with their colleagues, they still continue working. that is what i am planning to do for the next few months to the next few years, but we can talk about
there are a lot of stories and afghanistan -- in afghanistan. if you think about the current situation in afghanistan, always see is poverty, always he is the -- all we see is the taliban, who is trying to kill the freedom of expression in afghanistan, and the people who are suffering under this situation. our job is to tell the story of these people. and for the future -- if i am talking about my plans, right now, currently,, and trying to learn more of what i learned in the past few years. i...
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there are an estimated one million afghanistan. many cannot read, have no job skills, and have up to four children to support. the grape trellising project is tough for them, but has the potential for a higher profit, so they power through it to grow high-quality grapes. it will take some time for afghans to be able to lead ordinary lives. until then, these courageous women want to keep working with roots of peace because they're inspired by heidi kuhn and know they are helping their country. coming up later on in our special report from afghanistan, the terrorist attack against a roots of peace building in kabul. [ siren wails ] you'll hear from a determined roots of peace staff promising to continue its work in spite of the danger. but coming up next, why president ashraf ghani believes agriculture can lead the way to prosperity in his country. >> welcome back to our special report on afghanistan and my exclusive interview with president ashraf ghani at the presidential palace in kabul. >> i hope that the american people will eng
there are an estimated one million afghanistan. many cannot read, have no job skills, and have up to four children to support. the grape trellising project is tough for them, but has the potential for a higher profit, so they power through it to grow high-quality grapes. it will take some time for afghans to be able to lead ordinary lives. until then, these courageous women want to keep working with roots of peace because they're inspired by heidi kuhn and know they are helping their country....
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in afghanistan. so what has happened is the the impact of the policies in the last two years has greatly affected healthcare provision in terms of the supply side but also in terms of the demand side in terms of the supply side we know that many educated people have had to leave the country and of course the healthcare professionals are not outside that cohort so we have a health workforce shortage. we used to have a health workforce shortage but with the brain drain that has become severe. we also had covid-19 pandemic worldwide and that affected the health workforce in any country whether it's in north or in west i mean whether it's in in global north or global west. so we we i know my colleagues physicians healthcare providers who have been died because of the covid-19 infection so that was another burden on on health professionals so but but also the supply when you cannot provide regular salaries when you cannot provide continued training when when there's no job prospect career development oppo
in afghanistan. so what has happened is the the impact of the policies in the last two years has greatly affected healthcare provision in terms of the supply side but also in terms of the demand side in terms of the supply side we know that many educated people have had to leave the country and of course the healthcare professionals are not outside that cohort so we have a health workforce shortage. we used to have a health workforce shortage but with the brain drain that has become severe. we...
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afghanistan is important because it intersects our interest and nothing that iminates in afghanistan threatens the home is one of his primary views of the chairman. the second, anderssf and its efficiency. do they want this more than we do? do they understand they serve the people? they serve the government? they understand that you cannot harm the people whom you have trying to protect? do they understand how to lead, you know, how to lead in a force? so the resilience and the ability to fight back in adversity and the ability to lead at the appropriate level, the ability to make the right decisions, those are all critical. he assesses whether he should be committed to afghanistan or not. those are the questions consistently asked of us. the second bid the chairman looks at is the viability of the government. the military mission sensed the conditions for everything else. all we do is show the conditions for the whole government pieces to work. from the chairman's perspective, understanding whether the government is viable or not, or are they corrupt, is this a government the people
afghanistan is important because it intersects our interest and nothing that iminates in afghanistan threatens the home is one of his primary views of the chairman. the second, anderssf and its efficiency. do they want this more than we do? do they understand they serve the people? they serve the government? they understand that you cannot harm the people whom you have trying to protect? do they understand how to lead, you know, how to lead in a force? so the resilience and the ability to fight...
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one thing is very clear that pakistan wants an india free afghanistan or at least an afghanistan where there is less indian influence and where india is not the major strategic partner of afghanistan. but look at -- if you look at recently all the regimes who are kind of left to themselves, particularly this is very true now about ckarzaid government. the same is true today in afghanistan and india has a strategic agreement. and pakistan could have prevented that by what i pointed to earlier, by making friend, not just clients in afghanistan. and pakistan has a tremendous constituency to appeal to in afghanistan because of all afghans are exhausted, all afghans are sick and tired of fighting. and they want some kind of a peaceful settlement. but the key to the settlement, most that i talked to is in the -- not in the hands of the u.s. ironically but in the hands of pakistan. and there comes the whole issue of reconciliation, pakistan's role, pakistan's seven tralt in the reconciliation. there can be no reckonciliation unless pakistan actively helps. we know that prime minister yusuf ma
one thing is very clear that pakistan wants an india free afghanistan or at least an afghanistan where there is less indian influence and where india is not the major strategic partner of afghanistan. but look at -- if you look at recently all the regimes who are kind of left to themselves, particularly this is very true now about ckarzaid government. the same is true today in afghanistan and india has a strategic agreement. and pakistan could have prevented that by what i pointed to earlier,...
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forces from afghanistan. which has ceded much of our leverage to help shape the future of afghanistan for its people and our national security interests. in fact, in an interview airing over the weekend, former trump administration and national security advisor h.r. macmaster described the withdrawal of u.s. forces from afghanistan as, quote, an unwise policy. instead he argued that what we require in afghanistan is a sustained commitment to help the afghan government and help the afghan security forces continue to bear the brunt of this fight. since u.s. forces began to withdraw from afghanistan following the february agreement, security conditions on the ground have deteriorated. in june the department of defense estimated that the taliban sustained levels of violence five times higher than those observed during a february, 2020, reduction in violence period. and u.s. centcom commander general kenneth mckenzie later described the escalation as not consistent with someone negotiating in good faith. neverthel
forces from afghanistan. which has ceded much of our leverage to help shape the future of afghanistan for its people and our national security interests. in fact, in an interview airing over the weekend, former trump administration and national security advisor h.r. macmaster described the withdrawal of u.s. forces from afghanistan as, quote, an unwise policy. instead he argued that what we require in afghanistan is a sustained commitment to help the afghan government and help the afghan...
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because the security in afghanistan the stability of afghanistan is not only for afghanistan it took effect disability and security of the region including russia so wonderful are a product of our foreign policy to fight against terrorism and extremism and stability of afghanistan in the region is regional cooperation because the fight against terrorism and extremism is not only individual afghanistan it is a regional issue so if you cannot find a solution the additional solution for it will be in deep trouble because that will continue until the longest time is nato presence threatening your internal security in relations to your immediate neighbors we have. being working through day one to ensure sure our neighbors that the presence of new to a life force in afghanistan for security and stability in afghanistan for the fight against terrorism and extremism is not directed against any other country and so far you have kept that reassuring god we need to have a regional competition as i mentioned to to defeat terrorism extremism kabul has very good relations with washington and with
because the security in afghanistan the stability of afghanistan is not only for afghanistan it took effect disability and security of the region including russia so wonderful are a product of our foreign policy to fight against terrorism and extremism and stability of afghanistan in the region is regional cooperation because the fight against terrorism and extremism is not only individual afghanistan it is a regional issue so if you cannot find a solution the additional solution for it will be...
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and covering afghanistan. let's start talk about some of the challenges that you fac' covering afghanistan. with the taliban in charge. >> good afternoon. i'm very happy thankful hosting this panel about afghanistan media. i think challenge in afghanistan for the media has a long story, we started the new afghanistan after 2021, we had a lot of challenge. there was attacks against journalism. that wasn't supportive for the journalists and independent media in afghanistan, and powerful people a big problem with independent media. there was a -- for afghanistan journalists there was in 2021 there was a lot of attacks against journalists. it continues when taliban returned to kabul to the power. increased. the legal -- would be had built in past have been destroythed. and thousands of journalists from across the country left. and now they are living in theed world. in a areou living in pakistan, iran and they don't have a -- for their life. this is what happened after the taliban, i was there when taliban capture
and covering afghanistan. let's start talk about some of the challenges that you fac' covering afghanistan. with the taliban in charge. >> good afternoon. i'm very happy thankful hosting this panel about afghanistan media. i think challenge in afghanistan for the media has a long story, we started the new afghanistan after 2021, we had a lot of challenge. there was attacks against journalism. that wasn't supportive for the journalists and independent media in afghanistan, and powerful...
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in afghanistan. we never give up the hunt for osama bin laden and we got him. that was a decade ago. our mission in afghanistan was never supposed to be creating a unified democracy. we were only preventing a terrorist attack on american homeland. i have argued for many years that our mission should be narrowly focused on counterterrorism, not counterinsurgency or nationbuilding. that is why i opposed the surge, the one proposed in 2009 when i was vice president. i am adamant that we focus on the threats we face today in 2021, not yesterday's threats. today, the terrorist threat has metastasized well beyond afghanistan. somalia, the arabian peninsula, isis attempting to take root in syria and iraq. these threats warrant our attention and are -- our resources. we conduct counterterrorist missions in mobile countries were we don't have permanent military presence. if necessary, we will do the same in afghanistan. we have developed counterterrorism over the rise in capability that will allow us to keep
in afghanistan. we never give up the hunt for osama bin laden and we got him. that was a decade ago. our mission in afghanistan was never supposed to be creating a unified democracy. we were only preventing a terrorist attack on american homeland. i have argued for many years that our mission should be narrowly focused on counterterrorism, not counterinsurgency or nationbuilding. that is why i opposed the surge, the one proposed in 2009 when i was vice president. i am adamant that we focus on...
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to invade afghanistan. this was because the taliban had massacred iranian diplomats in the african city of ma zur esharif and massacred thousands of ha czar raz or shia and are supported by iran. and when the united states invaded afghanistan, after 9/11, iran was very cooperative. iran viewed the u.s. invasion of afghanistan in very pragmatic terms. back then, of course, president muhammad ha tammy who was a reformist was a reformist i suppose still was president of iran. iran was very much concerned about the u.s. reaction to 9/11. it was worried about how the u.s. was going to behave toward iran. and essentially both countries were on the same side. iran was helping the northern alliance which was composed of pro-iranian tajik and ha zhara groups. actually, iran was probably the biggest supporter of the northern alliance along with russia and, et cetera. and there were even reports that iran helped provide intelligence to the united states in battling the taliban. the former commander in chief of the ira
to invade afghanistan. this was because the taliban had massacred iranian diplomats in the african city of ma zur esharif and massacred thousands of ha czar raz or shia and are supported by iran. and when the united states invaded afghanistan, after 9/11, iran was very cooperative. iran viewed the u.s. invasion of afghanistan in very pragmatic terms. back then, of course, president muhammad ha tammy who was a reformist was a reformist i suppose still was president of iran. iran was very much...
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northwestern afghanistan. and there was a pakistani militant shia groups, the leadership was hiding in kabul and there was -- there were some anti-iranian activity maybe. today that kind of regional conflict information is centered in pakistan or in pakistan's tribal areas. you have the imu headquartered where? you have all these other groups headquartered there. so it's not only about -- for pakist pakistan, afghanistan, unfortunately is no longer just a foreign policy issue. it's very much a domestic issue. and i think a smart policy or smart thinking should consider that and make these policies. thank you. >> thank you. no. it is not a question of timing. it is a question of policies before economics. this is the argument i'm trying to make here, that it's not that the projects -- you know, everybody is hedging their bet before 2014. the time line is an american withdrawal time line. it's got nothing do with the regional security problems within the region time line. this is what i'm trying to say. the ques
northwestern afghanistan. and there was a pakistani militant shia groups, the leadership was hiding in kabul and there was -- there were some anti-iranian activity maybe. today that kind of regional conflict information is centered in pakistan or in pakistan's tribal areas. you have the imu headquartered where? you have all these other groups headquartered there. so it's not only about -- for pakist pakistan, afghanistan, unfortunately is no longer just a foreign policy issue. it's very much a...
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mission in afghanistan. the efforts of the mission are now more important than ever as is the safety and security of their staff. thank you. president tirumurti: i thank the representative of estonia for his statement. i now give the floor to the representative of norway. you have the floor, please. mr. kvalheim: thank you, mr. president. and thank you for calling this emergency meeting on the situation in afghanistan. i also would like to thank the secretary-general for his participation and his briefing , as well as the ambassador and mr. isaczai for his remarks. the situation in afghanistan is extreme or serious. -- extremely serious. over the last few weeks, amidst an ongoing violent conflict, the national security and defense forces of the country collapsed almost in their entirety. over the last 24 to 48 hours, the leadership of the central government has disintegrated. the country and its population are now facing a multilayered crisis of very significant proportion. suffering and hardship because of
mission in afghanistan. the efforts of the mission are now more important than ever as is the safety and security of their staff. thank you. president tirumurti: i thank the representative of estonia for his statement. i now give the floor to the representative of norway. you have the floor, please. mr. kvalheim: thank you, mr. president. and thank you for calling this emergency meeting on the situation in afghanistan. i also would like to thank the secretary-general for his participation and...
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questions in afghanistan. russian or other neighbors didn't well i know that they have begun to do something. it's a bit late it's quite late but we supported we need. a concerned voice we need questions to be raised with the someone to ask questions and to do something well you know as we say in russia better late than never but this latest efforts on on the part of russia to get more involved in the diplomatic talks surrounding afghanistan do receive certain pushback from the united states and the u.s. state department specifically says that this recent consultations organized by moscow seemed to be a unilateral russian attempt to assert influence in the region despite the fact that there were senior officials from a dozen countries present do you think the americans still fill in tie told to afghanistan as their sort of privileged zone of influence well they may feel that way but that's wrong nobody should feel intitled to a privileged position of afghanistan afghanistan as a country. at least thousands of
questions in afghanistan. russian or other neighbors didn't well i know that they have begun to do something. it's a bit late it's quite late but we supported we need. a concerned voice we need questions to be raised with the someone to ask questions and to do something well you know as we say in russia better late than never but this latest efforts on on the part of russia to get more involved in the diplomatic talks surrounding afghanistan do receive certain pushback from the united states...
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strategy in afghanistan. olsonses include richard who now serves as the state department's special representative for afghanistan and pakistan. we also hear from a representative from usaid. this is 2.5 hours. the foreign relations committee will come to order. we want to thank our witnesses for being here. in lieu of reading a normal opening statement, i want to make a general statement. yesterday, we had a classified briefing. what we hear and classified briefings about the direction and signals and all the things occurring in afghanistan directly contradict some of the made public statements about what is happening within the country. it is actually alarming to go to a classified session and then to hear reports about those discussions in the armed services committee itself. with that backdrop, i want to say to each of you, all of us want our nation to be successful. in its efforts in afghanistan. there's been debate about the numbers of troops on the ground. there's been arbitrary numbers that have been t
strategy in afghanistan. olsonses include richard who now serves as the state department's special representative for afghanistan and pakistan. we also hear from a representative from usaid. this is 2.5 hours. the foreign relations committee will come to order. we want to thank our witnesses for being here. in lieu of reading a normal opening statement, i want to make a general statement. yesterday, we had a classified briefing. what we hear and classified briefings about the direction and...
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it's a small border shared with afghanistan. - afghanistan. it's a small border shared with afghanistan. i - afghanistan. it's a small borderj shared with afghanistan. i think afghanistan. it's a small border l shared with afghanistan. i think if we come into this question with the mindset of a great power of competition. american �*s losses china's gain, then probably yes, but i'm afraid that duality is much more complex. it's very, very nervous about it. you know, china thinks afghanistan is a quagmire, and they look at history being afghanistan as neighbourfor a long time in the 19th century and early 20th century, it was britain, and then 20th century it was soviet union. now the zist century it was soviet union. now the 21st century is the united states. such chinese state media are calling afghanistan the graveyard of empires. so you can see how china actually thinks of this issue. it's not necessarily american glass and china's gain. not necessarily american glass and china's gain-— china's gain. that's interesting. has afghanistan
it's a small border shared with afghanistan. - afghanistan. it's a small border shared with afghanistan. i - afghanistan. it's a small borderj shared with afghanistan. i think afghanistan. it's a small border l shared with afghanistan. i think if we come into this question with the mindset of a great power of competition. american �*s losses china's gain, then probably yes, but i'm afraid that duality is much more complex. it's very, very nervous about it. you know, china thinks afghanistan...
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peace efforts in afghanistan, the state department special representative for afghanistan reconciliation spoke at the u.s. institute of peace saying a framework agreement had been reached with the taliban but there was more work to be done to advance the peace process. this is an hour. >> welcome everybody. good afternoon. i'm the president of the u.s. institute of peace, and i'm cliegted to welcome everybody here for a very timely and important conversation with ambassador zalmay khalilzad. i would like to welcome everyone here with us today as well as many people watching online. i would like to invite you to follow us on social media with @usip and use the hash tag afgpeace. and i also encourage you to check out usip's podcast network at usip/podcast. it will include this event including other programs featuring leading voices. usip was founded in 1984 by the u.s. congress as an independent nonpartisan national institute focused on preventing, mitigating, and resolving violent conflict around the world. and we work globally with partners on the groundworking both from the bottom up an
peace efforts in afghanistan, the state department special representative for afghanistan reconciliation spoke at the u.s. institute of peace saying a framework agreement had been reached with the taliban but there was more work to be done to advance the peace process. this is an hour. >> welcome everybody. good afternoon. i'm the president of the u.s. institute of peace, and i'm cliegted to welcome everybody here for a very timely and important conversation with ambassador zalmay...
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and afghanistan knows it. afghanistan has been fighting with each other time.long, long and those guys ain't going to don't cause they really care. i mean, they go out, they get care.they don't even they are going to keep fighting everything and how are you going to have a good if you just, they just keep doing it? host: mike, i will leave it there. mr. ambassador, as an afghan, how do you respond to his there?ts that afghan people don't care. guest: hurt. deeply hurt by that comment. sorry to say, this is not a human way of thinking about people. have families everyday, we mourn the death of our people killed across the country. we're fight thanksgiving war to not only the afghans have stability, but stability across the world. the afghan people's dream is no american than an dream. it is peace and stability, we just want to live at peace. visited dent, when he the united states in 2015, -- has said that escaped us and that is what we be able to live an ordinary life, we want to be walk on the streets without
and afghanistan knows it. afghanistan has been fighting with each other time.long, long and those guys ain't going to don't cause they really care. i mean, they go out, they get care.they don't even they are going to keep fighting everything and how are you going to have a good if you just, they just keep doing it? host: mike, i will leave it there. mr. ambassador, as an afghan, how do you respond to his there?ts that afghan people don't care. guest: hurt. deeply hurt by that comment. sorry to...
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afghanistan today is not the afghanistan or 15 or 20 or 30 years ago. those messages are incredibly powerful. their warlords and people who are in positions of power. they need to be replaced at the afghans themselves and not by the united states. they are not going to have the taliban come back. they are going to remake the society and the united states can see that. part of that is what we should be doing. are we going to stand in the way and the results would be more legit and turmoil. >> okay, now politics often has clichÉs in one of the big clichÉs that i've been hearing a lot especially with president trump's policy all wars end with peace talks. that's not my personal view by the way. the peace talks are the terms of surrender of one side or the other. there needs to be a process and i think there is nothing wrong. i don't think either one of you would disagree with that. how amenable you think they are to peace talks? just before you answer my question soon after the announcement of these second cease-fire secretary pompeo issued a statement i
afghanistan today is not the afghanistan or 15 or 20 or 30 years ago. those messages are incredibly powerful. their warlords and people who are in positions of power. they need to be replaced at the afghans themselves and not by the united states. they are not going to have the taliban come back. they are going to remake the society and the united states can see that. part of that is what we should be doing. are we going to stand in the way and the results would be more legit and turmoil....
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leads afghanistan? >> let me just ask what -- my condolences on a personal level to the family of the fallen soldiers. but i just want to add one thing that the afghans alongside with their american friends they are fighting this war on terrorism, 20 plus terrorist groups facing on the front lines on a daily basis. there are tens of afghans are losing their lives basically fighting this terrorism, but like ioannis says, their loss is not basically wasted in afghanistan. i mean, if the u.s. were to leave afghanistan, i think afghanistan is not going to go anywhere. afghanistan has been there for 5000 years. the afghan people have been there all this time. but the fact is that the afghan government, afghan state, right now we're not in a a stage to e self-reliant. we don't have a strong economy to be able to support our military force, right now at least in the next few years. afghanistan does have a lot of resources. as you know we have a lot of minerals, but for us to be able to extract those minerals,
leads afghanistan? >> let me just ask what -- my condolences on a personal level to the family of the fallen soldiers. but i just want to add one thing that the afghans alongside with their american friends they are fighting this war on terrorism, 20 plus terrorist groups facing on the front lines on a daily basis. there are tens of afghans are losing their lives basically fighting this terrorism, but like ioannis says, their loss is not basically wasted in afghanistan. i mean, if the...
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so this indian role in afghanistan is the result of what pakistan has been doing in afghanistan. if pakistan stops what it's been doing, i think india will, it will give incentives to india, if it's doing something, to pull back. the other big thing for pakistan is the whole situation in fatah and belugistan. pakistan invested a lot of money and effort in bringing stability to fatah and there is stability in fatah i'm happy to report. i just wrote something about waziristan and the situation there has improved. people are going back. there's millions of displaced people, but what pakistan says it is unwilling to do is to implement political reforms in fatah, and you can't have this region in pakistan which is central administrator, which is outside of its mainstream legal and political mainstream, and hope that there won't be an insurgency, even hope there won't be grievances. baluchistan is very different but in baluchistan there can be, if pakistan recognizes afghan's stability and in a way pushes the taliban back into afghanistan or give them incentive, a real incentive to eng
so this indian role in afghanistan is the result of what pakistan has been doing in afghanistan. if pakistan stops what it's been doing, i think india will, it will give incentives to india, if it's doing something, to pull back. the other big thing for pakistan is the whole situation in fatah and belugistan. pakistan invested a lot of money and effort in bringing stability to fatah and there is stability in fatah i'm happy to report. i just wrote something about waziristan and the situation...
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troops in afghanistan. in the coming months we will withdraw our troops responsibly, deliberately, and safely with nato allies and operational partners. we have made it clear to the taliban if they attack us as we draw down, we will defend ourselves forcefully. we will reconfigure our counterterrorism capabilities to ensure our ability to monitor and address terrorism threats emanating from afghanistan. we will maintain assets in the region and will continue to work closely with afghan security forces and regional partners. we will hold the taliban accountable to their commitments to prevent al qaeda or any other terrorist group from using afghanistan as a base for attacks against us. if the terrorist threat emerges, we will be ready. even as we withdraw our military forces we will continue our diplomatic support for the peace process and urge all party, afghans and international stakeholders, to remain focused on securing a political settlement and permanent cease-fire. it is time for all concerned to aban
troops in afghanistan. in the coming months we will withdraw our troops responsibly, deliberately, and safely with nato allies and operational partners. we have made it clear to the taliban if they attack us as we draw down, we will defend ourselves forcefully. we will reconfigure our counterterrorism capabilities to ensure our ability to monitor and address terrorism threats emanating from afghanistan. we will maintain assets in the region and will continue to work closely with afghan security...
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afghanistan has a banking sector, afghanistan has a strong culture. you've all heard of pomegranates they come from afghanistan. you have heard of grapes. they come from afghanistan. the ones that come from afghanistan, i know you have them in california as well. [laughter] so, ladies and gentlemen, there is a country in afghanistan just like here in america just like the rest of the world. there is wedding and wedding halls, there is music, there is cars honking, there are donkey driven carts. there is society, there is life. this society is out loudly and moving forward as any other society. it is this that i would like you to remember when you think of afghanistan. a country of 5000 years of history, at least. a country that has produced thinkers, philosophers. a country like other countries, and i can tell you that the most recent suffering will be behind us. a new time is beginning, has already begun. with 2014 coming, your sons and daughters will no longer be burdened with protecting afghanistan. the sons and daughters will take the mantle and m
afghanistan has a banking sector, afghanistan has a strong culture. you've all heard of pomegranates they come from afghanistan. you have heard of grapes. they come from afghanistan. the ones that come from afghanistan, i know you have them in california as well. [laughter] so, ladies and gentlemen, there is a country in afghanistan just like here in america just like the rest of the world. there is wedding and wedding halls, there is music, there is cars honking, there are donkey driven carts....
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invasion of afghanistan. the people of afghanistan on the mouse laws against that invasion that's why they or nearly eight million refugees in iran and pakistan and the resistance against the soviet union was bridgette to meet in the eyes of the afghan people that's why every afghan was there and fought our come back to this part again the american i live in afghanistan the refugees came back to afghanistan. millions of refugees came back to afghanistan all the jihadi leaders came back to afghanistan all the afghans who are just for. around the world came back to afghanistan the economic development of ghana's than was was much better during the spirit of the presence of the need to in the united states was illegitimate and accepted by the international community russia was part of that decision in the security council to send the forces so this is an entirely different question but when you speak of capacity building the american presence has brought us capacity building in economic and educational and socia
invasion of afghanistan. the people of afghanistan on the mouse laws against that invasion that's why they or nearly eight million refugees in iran and pakistan and the resistance against the soviet union was bridgette to meet in the eyes of the afghan people that's why every afghan was there and fought our come back to this part again the american i live in afghanistan the refugees came back to afghanistan. millions of refugees came back to afghanistan all the jihadi leaders came back to...
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this decision about afghanistan is not just about afghanistan. it's about ending an era of major military operations to remake other countries. we saw a mission of counterterrorism in afghanistan. getting a terrorist and stopping attacks. it morphed into a counterinsurgency. nationbuilding. trying to create a democratic, cohesive, and united afghanistan. something that has never been done over many centuries of afghan's history. moving on from that mindset and those kind of large-scale troop deployments will make us stronger and more effective and safer at home. and for anyone who gets the wrong idea, let me say clearly, to those who wish america harm, to those who engage in terrorism against us or our allies, know this. the united states will never rest. we will not forgive, we will not forget. we will hunt you down to the ends of the earth and you will pay the ultimate price. let me be clear. we will continue to support the afghan people through diplomacy, international influence, and humanitarian aid. we will continue to push for regional enga
this decision about afghanistan is not just about afghanistan. it's about ending an era of major military operations to remake other countries. we saw a mission of counterterrorism in afghanistan. getting a terrorist and stopping attacks. it morphed into a counterinsurgency. nationbuilding. trying to create a democratic, cohesive, and united afghanistan. something that has never been done over many centuries of afghan's history. moving on from that mindset and those kind of large-scale troop...
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where afghanistan doesn't. on top of that we are wasting all these american lives over there and providing all the security so china can go in there and take advantage of all the mineral rights in that country. it is amazing what china is doing there. host: mr. wilder. guest: very good points made there. i think one of the issues that i think has been a problem with the u.s. and the broader international community strategy in afghanistan was the large -- the main focus is on the military strategy which was critically important, but often overlooked was the political strategy to guide what we are doing in afghanistan. and i think that's where there needs to be more focus as we head towards this 2014 security transition. is not forget there is also a political transition in 2014 when according to the constitution president karzai is required to step down. he cannot seek a third term in office. and so there's a real opportunity coming for a democratic transition in afghanistan which could lead to stronger leadersh
where afghanistan doesn't. on top of that we are wasting all these american lives over there and providing all the security so china can go in there and take advantage of all the mineral rights in that country. it is amazing what china is doing there. host: mr. wilder. guest: very good points made there. i think one of the issues that i think has been a problem with the u.s. and the broader international community strategy in afghanistan was the large -- the main focus is on the military...
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engagement in afghanistan. [video clip] >> military power alone will not bring peace to afghanistan or stop the terrorist threat arising in that country, but strategically applied force aims to create the conditions for a political process to achieve a lasting peace. america will work with the afghan government, as long as we see determination and progress. however, our commitment is not unlimited and our support is not a blank check. the government of afghanistan must carry their share of the military, political and economic burden. the american people expect to see real reforms, real progress and real results. our patience is not unlimited. we will keep our eyes wide open, and abiding by the oath i took on january 20, i will remain steadfast in protecting american lives and american interests. in this effort, we will make common cause with any nation that chooses to stand and fight alongside us against this global threat. terrorists take heed. america will never let up, until you are dealt a lasting defeat. u
engagement in afghanistan. [video clip] >> military power alone will not bring peace to afghanistan or stop the terrorist threat arising in that country, but strategically applied force aims to create the conditions for a political process to achieve a lasting peace. america will work with the afghan government, as long as we see determination and progress. however, our commitment is not unlimited and our support is not a blank check. the government of afghanistan must carry their share...
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find their role in afghanistan. they know that if they want to leave afghanistan , it will become a region where other countries that do not have common interests with the americans will be present. they are trying to find their own presence in afghanistan through indirect methods, now through international organizations and other initiatives, but the crimes committed by the americans in these decades in afghanistan are also issues that the world community is dealing with now. he is thinking about it and the pursuit of america's crimes in afghanistan is now at the forefront of his thoughts the global public will be followed up. thank you, mr. pirzadeh. we will return to the conversation with mr. shafi, an expert on international issues. mr. pirzadeh 's last talk was about the role of america. you can see how many reasons the americans have for leaving afghanistan . one of them is the endless war, which means that the outcome of this war in afghanistan is not clear. they raised a cost issue. in fact, it imposed a lot
find their role in afghanistan. they know that if they want to leave afghanistan , it will become a region where other countries that do not have common interests with the americans will be present. they are trying to find their own presence in afghanistan through indirect methods, now through international organizations and other initiatives, but the crimes committed by the americans in these decades in afghanistan are also issues that the world community is dealing with now. he is thinking...
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should afghanistan continue in a civil war. the taliban will continue to be -- iran will continue to be the first stop. one thing you hear a lot is that the recommendations in tehran is to keep the options open, talk to everyone, talk to anyone , talk to karzai, talk to anyone including the taliban. because you don't know what will happen in terms of the coming weeks and months, the situation is so polluted -- fluid. one thing you do here -- you do hear being recommended again and again from the official level and among the community of scholars looking at afghanistan and tehran is the need to push the taliban and those that support the taliban to accept the need for what they call a new course of government and that is a code for minorities to be included. this is a big question, will taliban want to do it all along? some of the names being mentioned at the core government , cashew figures does not , suggest an inclusive government is in the making. the new taliban wants to go it alone, and that would mean a civil war. i just
should afghanistan continue in a civil war. the taliban will continue to be -- iran will continue to be the first stop. one thing you hear a lot is that the recommendations in tehran is to keep the options open, talk to everyone, talk to anyone , talk to karzai, talk to anyone including the taliban. because you don't know what will happen in terms of the coming weeks and months, the situation is so polluted -- fluid. one thing you do here -- you do hear being recommended again and again from...
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is there a future for afghanistan? an open interview with president hamid karzai is next on larry king. great mrepleasure to welcome to larry king president hamid karzai. he is the president of afghanistan. he comes to us from the presidential palace in kabul. thank you for being with us. we've just marked the ninth anniversary of this war. did you ever think it would take so long? >> no, sir. i never thought it was going to take so long. in 2001 when this whole effort against extremism and terrorism began, the afghan people and the international community joined hands and the victory came within a month and a half. subsequent to that, we all felt that now it was going to be the rebuilding of afghanistan and towards a more secure, brighter future. parts of it we achieved. parts it which was security and the absolute defeat of terrorism, not yet. >> larry: many americans, as you know, mr. president, are anxious about our being there. many are asking, what is the united states' purpose? what can we still achieve in your
is there a future for afghanistan? an open interview with president hamid karzai is next on larry king. great mrepleasure to welcome to larry king president hamid karzai. he is the president of afghanistan. he comes to us from the presidential palace in kabul. thank you for being with us. we've just marked the ninth anniversary of this war. did you ever think it would take so long? >> no, sir. i never thought it was going to take so long. in 2001 when this whole effort against extremism...
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united states planned from afghanistan. our objective was clear. the cause was just. our nato allies and partners rallied beside us. i supported that military action along with overwhelming majority of the members of congress. more than seven years later, in 2008, weeks before we swore the oath of office, president obama and i were about to swear, president obama asked me to travel to afghanistan and report back on the state of the war in afghanistan. i flew to afghanistan to the kunar valley, a rugged, mountainous reon the board we are pakistan. what i saw on that trip reinforced my conviction that only the afghans had the right and responsibility to lead their country and that more and endless american military force could not create or sustain a durable afghan government. i believed that our presence in afghanistan should be focused on the reason we went in the first place. to ensure afghanistan would not be used as a base from which to attack our homeland again. we did that. we accomplished that objective. i said we wou
united states planned from afghanistan. our objective was clear. the cause was just. our nato allies and partners rallied beside us. i supported that military action along with overwhelming majority of the members of congress. more than seven years later, in 2008, weeks before we swore the oath of office, president obama and i were about to swear, president obama asked me to travel to afghanistan and report back on the state of the war in afghanistan. i flew to afghanistan to the kunar valley,...
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for afghanistan any time soon. the most likely future of the next two years is some form of a messy stalemate. the afghanistan characterized by a mix of the government, strong local officials, and a taliban presence supported out of pakistan that will be extensive in must of the pashtun south and east of afghanistan. resolution by either military or diplomatic means is unlikely and continue constitute as a basis. walking away from afghanistan is not the answer. the country should scale back what we are doing and what we seek to accomplish. and aim for an afghanistan that is simply good enough in light of local realities, limited interest, and the broad range of domestic and global challenges now facing the united states. thank you very much. >> thank you very much, dr. haass. very comprehensive and i think appropriately provocative and thoughtful as always. we look forward to following up. dr. slaughter. by the way, welcome back. i don't know if you know it, dr. slaughter was an intern here in 1979. by persistence,
for afghanistan any time soon. the most likely future of the next two years is some form of a messy stalemate. the afghanistan characterized by a mix of the government, strong local officials, and a taliban presence supported out of pakistan that will be extensive in must of the pashtun south and east of afghanistan. resolution by either military or diplomatic means is unlikely and continue constitute as a basis. walking away from afghanistan is not the answer. the country should scale back...
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forces leave afghanistan, all u.s. forces leaving afghanistan may have 2021 was the deadline at the time. in return, the taliban agreed not to attack u.s. forces anymore, especially not shoot at u.s. forces as they were leaving afghanistan. that was the political cover. what trump had done was commitment to the taliban to allow u.s. forces to leave so they would not be under fire so you would not have a saigon-like situation so to speak. that did hold in the sense like after their agreement -- that agreement was signed between the taliban and trump administration, you did not have any u.s. combat deaths or military deaths in afghanistan until yesterday when of course isis, not the taliban, carried out these attacks that killed at least 13 u.s. servicemen. the agreement itself was controversial but did not hold the taliban to anything at all, other than to not you at u.s. forces. it was supposed to deny space to al qaeda, to prevent it from attacking the u.s.. it did not expect anything else from the taliban. it was als
forces leave afghanistan, all u.s. forces leaving afghanistan may have 2021 was the deadline at the time. in return, the taliban agreed not to attack u.s. forces anymore, especially not shoot at u.s. forces as they were leaving afghanistan. that was the political cover. what trump had done was commitment to the taliban to allow u.s. forces to leave so they would not be under fire so you would not have a saigon-like situation so to speak. that did hold in the sense like after their agreement --...
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, but still i love afghanistan and i work for afghanistan. everything happening with united states i cover. when i was in afghanistan -- i started work when i was 18 with a lot of challenges. the government was closed. there was not freedom of speech. you cannot compare that time and this time, but as i told you as long as i am here, on a daily basis, every day i gave a lot of phone calls on the afghan journalists in afghanistan. journalist sometimes they cannot explain the situation. there are a lot of difficulties. every day the taliban created rules for women, for journalists, for female journalists. it is difficult for them. they cannot raise their voice, they hide from one place to the other place. if you are not safe, your family is not safe. for me my career is my life. for you is probably a progression, for me is my life, it is my everything as a woman journalist, a female journalist in afghanistan. every day there are negative things. now you at -- every day they created the role. the taliban keeps saying they follow sherry law. i do
, but still i love afghanistan and i work for afghanistan. everything happening with united states i cover. when i was in afghanistan -- i started work when i was 18 with a lot of challenges. the government was closed. there was not freedom of speech. you cannot compare that time and this time, but as i told you as long as i am here, on a daily basis, every day i gave a lot of phone calls on the afghan journalists in afghanistan. journalist sometimes they cannot explain the situation. there are...
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afghanistan. throughout all our efforts with held fast to the conviction that for peace process to be sustainable, it must be inclusive. in fact, we recently held a workshop in istanbul with top women negotiators from afghanistan, most of whom had each participated in various components of the peace negotiations including many who joined the first dialogue with the taliban in doha. a couple months ago. it is been a turbulent week in washington, to say the least. a week ago, many of us had anticipated that there be a -- there would be a u.s.-taliban agreement between the united states and the taliban, which was going to initially be the topic for today's discussion. that deal is now uncertain. while the u.s.-taliban talks have been ended, at least for the time being, the urgency of finding a way to reduce violence and achieve a legal settlement -- a political settlement of the conflict remains. the taliban and afghan government backed by the u.s. and nato allies are in a military stalemate. other g
afghanistan. throughout all our efforts with held fast to the conviction that for peace process to be sustainable, it must be inclusive. in fact, we recently held a workshop in istanbul with top women negotiators from afghanistan, most of whom had each participated in various components of the peace negotiations including many who joined the first dialogue with the taliban in doha. a couple months ago. it is been a turbulent week in washington, to say the least. a week ago, many of us had...
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in afghanistan, there is not that. they aspire to have a strong government but the fact that you can try from the airfield to the compound without enhanced security measures would indicate that the control is not what they would like it to be. we need understand the reality on the ground and it doesn't near that which we are familiar with at home. we talk about the taliban. i would look at and argue that there is no taliban. there are taliban. there is no centralized control of these elements as there was under -- but there's no overlap and to act autonomously thus creating harder circumstance for folks like yourself and any nato coalition force to deal with. we see things like atrocities committed against civilian contractors driving supplies that are documented on the internet. obviously be useful to that to intimidate and to perpetrate the taliban. they said you cannot make peace with your friends. i thought that was insightful. yet, there are taliban elements that express differing degrees of willingness to sit dow
in afghanistan, there is not that. they aspire to have a strong government but the fact that you can try from the airfield to the compound without enhanced security measures would indicate that the control is not what they would like it to be. we need understand the reality on the ground and it doesn't near that which we are familiar with at home. we talk about the taliban. i would look at and argue that there is no taliban. there are taliban. there is no centralized control of these elements...
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afghanistan is a transformed afghanistan, not the afghanistan that the taliban took over in 1986. now you see that when, for instance, last week, and active -- an act of genocide, basically, not only women, but men, protesting in the streets. but women were of course, leading these protests asking for a better afghanistan. i think they deserve for us to stand with them. in afghanistan, everyone has a gun. everybody believes in the use of violence against women, especially the taliban. oppressing the people, they were using guns and violence against these women. that is a scene we cultivated the last 20 years. it is now growing. my place in the world is before we die, let's continue to help them achieve what we want. we do not want the women of afghanistan to look like the women of the u.s. and europe. we want basic fundamental rights. the right to go to school, to go to work. to be able to have a say in the future of your country and live in a society that is equal. daniel: do the u.s. and other countries have leverage in this situation? if so, what? the u.s. and europe's leverage
afghanistan is a transformed afghanistan, not the afghanistan that the taliban took over in 1986. now you see that when, for instance, last week, and active -- an act of genocide, basically, not only women, but men, protesting in the streets. but women were of course, leading these protests asking for a better afghanistan. i think they deserve for us to stand with them. in afghanistan, everyone has a gun. everybody believes in the use of violence against women, especially the taliban....
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terrorist forces in afghanistan. the hasty withdrawal is likely to have provided opportunities for various terrorist organizations to make a comeback. we hope the security of the airport can be guaranteed. the evacuation of relevant personnel can proceed smoothly and all parties concerned can strength and coordination to jointly prevent a new terrorist attack. afghanistan must never become the birthplace for terrorism or the distribution of the center of terrorism again. this is the bottom line that afghanistan must adhere to in any future political settlement. it is hoped the taliban will earnestly fulfill their commitments and completely cut ties with all terrorist organizations. in resolutely cracking down on international terrorist forces such as the islamic state, al qaeda, countries should follow international laws and security council resolutions so as to prevent terrorists from gathering in afghanistan. on the issue of counterterrorism, there must not be double standard or selective approach. mr. president. t
terrorist forces in afghanistan. the hasty withdrawal is likely to have provided opportunities for various terrorist organizations to make a comeback. we hope the security of the airport can be guaranteed. the evacuation of relevant personnel can proceed smoothly and all parties concerned can strength and coordination to jointly prevent a new terrorist attack. afghanistan must never become the birthplace for terrorism or the distribution of the center of terrorism again. this is the bottom line...
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we spent about $753 billion in afghanistan. one of the things we spent a lot of money on was opium eradication. it seems like over the last decade the most money we spent the more opium got grown. and a record crop is coming out of afghanistan this year. why? >> i think on the opium side we, the united states, always took second place. we sub credited that out to the united kingdom. we had to lead the efforts in the beginning. it was never the first priorities of the united states. the biggest area of our failure was helping to develop rule of law and governance. afghanistan during the period of the war against the soviets and the civil war produced a class of warlords and group of people who were so horrible to the population they often welcomed the taliban in their place. when we went in, we adopted some of toes people. we kept some of those warlords around, we used them because it was cheaper, and it was a big mistake. a lot of those people are here. when the taliban come in and say we're going to be tough on people, but we'
we spent about $753 billion in afghanistan. one of the things we spent a lot of money on was opium eradication. it seems like over the last decade the most money we spent the more opium got grown. and a record crop is coming out of afghanistan this year. why? >> i think on the opium side we, the united states, always took second place. we sub credited that out to the united kingdom. we had to lead the efforts in the beginning. it was never the first priorities of the united states. the...
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nicholson: the destruction of al qaeda in afghanistan, the destruction of the islamic state in afghanistan, helping the afghans to extend the control over the population to at least 80% going forward. working closely with the pakistanis to reduce sanctuary for the taliban inside pakistan. working with the afghans and international community for an afghan-led peace and reconciliation process. if we can get these elements into our plan going forward, we can bring the site to a successful conclusion that enables us to continue our ct efforts and a prosperous and stable afghanistan. sen. perdue: thank you for your professionalism and leadership. i hope to see you over there soon. >> thank you chairman, thank you general, thank your family, and most importantly, told the women that -- tell the men and women that you lead how much we appreciate their service. i will be a broken record and get to contracting. we have made progress. i will acknowledge we have made progress. there are still problems i think we have to talk about. about $100ing billion to contractors in afghanistan in the last eight
nicholson: the destruction of al qaeda in afghanistan, the destruction of the islamic state in afghanistan, helping the afghans to extend the control over the population to at least 80% going forward. working closely with the pakistanis to reduce sanctuary for the taliban inside pakistan. working with the afghans and international community for an afghan-led peace and reconciliation process. if we can get these elements into our plan going forward, we can bring the site to a successful...